INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: BEFORE WE START

GUITAR PARTS
HOW TO HOLD YOUR GUITAR
HOW TO TUNE YOUR GUITAR
BASIC MUSIC NOTATION

CHAPTER 2:  BASIC OPEN CHORDS AND STRUMMING

CHORD DIAGRAM
SLASH NOTATION
HOLDING THE PICK
USING A CAPO
2-1 Em/ Em7
2-2 E/ E7
REVIEW 1
2-3 Am/ Am7
2-4 C/ C7
REVIEW 2
2-5 G/ G7/ B7
2-6 A/ A7
REVIEW 3
2-7 D/ Dm/ D7
2-8 Dm7/ F
REVIEW 4
2-9 E5/ A5/ D5
2-10 Esus4/ E7sus4
2-11 Asus4/ A7sus4
2-12 Gsus4/ G7sus4/ Csus4
2-14 Dsus4/ D7sus4
CHAPTER 2 REVIEW

CHAPTER 3: BARRE CHORDS AND STRUMMING

WHAT IS A BARRE CHORD?
NAME OF THE BARRE CHORDS
E-FORM BARRE CHORDS
NAME OF THE NOTES ON THE 6TH STRING
3-1 E-BARRE CHORDS
3-2 E7-BARRE CHORDS
3-3 Em-BARRE CHORDS
3-4 Em7-BARRE CHORDS
3-5 Esus4-BARRE CHORDS
3-6 E7sus4-BARRE CHORDS
A-FORM BARRE CHORDS
NAME OF THE NOTES ON THE 5TH STRING
3-7 A-BARRE CHORDS
3-8 A7-BARRE CHORDS
3-9 Am-BARRE CHORDS
3-10 Am7-BARRE CHORDS
3-11 Asus4-BARRE CHORDS
3-12 A7sus4-BARRE CHORDS
CHAPTER 3 REVIEW

CHAPTER 4: OTHER OPEN CHORDS AND FINGERSTYLE

RIGHT-HAND
TAB
4-1 C maj7/G maj7/F maj7/Amaj7/E maj7/Dmaj7
4-2 C6/ G6/ F6/ A6/ E6/ D6
4-3 Csus2/ Gsus2/ Fsus2/ Asus2/ Dsus2
4-4 C+/ D+/ G+/ F+
4-5 C°7/ F°7/ G°7
4-6 Cm7b5/ Gm7b5/ Dm7b5
4-7 Cm6/ Gm6/ Fm6/ Am6/ Em6/ Dm6
CHAPTER 4 REVIEW

CHAPTER 5: SLASH CHORDS, CARTER FAMILY AND FINGER-PICKING

SOME COMMON MAJOR SLASH CHORDS
SOME COMMON MINOR SLASH CHORDS
SOME COMMON DOMINANT 7TH SLASH CHORDS
5-1 CARTER FAMILY STYLE
5-2 FINGER-PICKING (1)
5-3 FINGER-PICKING (2)
CHAPTER 5 REVIEW